Fremont County COVID-19 Dashboard
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Updated to Include More People in Phase 1B
2020-12-30 | Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment
Colorado’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan has been updated to include people age 70 and older and some essential frontline workers in Phase 1B Wednesday December 30, 2020 Governor Polis announced changes in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) had been working to fine-tune a phased approach to vaccine distribution in order to save lives and end the crisis that has been brought on by the pandemic as quickly as possible. Updates to the vaccine distribution plan include an expansion of phase 1B and changes to the age ranges under phases 2 and... Read More
Attention Homeowners and Renters affected by COVID-19
2020-05-30 | Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment
Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments (UAACOG) has assistance available to help with mortgage or rent payments. Central Colorado Housing (a program of UAACOG) offers a wide variety of programs to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency through housing. This assistance is available to homeowners and renters in Chaffee, Custer, Fremont and Lake Counties. To receive assistance, applicants must be able to show they are having difficulty make their mortgage or rent payments due to a loss or reduction of income caused by COVID-19. Additional restrictions may apply. For more information or to apply, call (719) 269-7687 Additional Programs: Home Loan Improvement... Read More
Masks and Social Distancing Required
2020-05-18 | Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment
Effective Monday, May 18, 2020, at 7:00 a.m., Fremont County buildings will reopen to the public for walk in public traffic subject to PUBLIC HEALTH and SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS. All persons admitted to the building shall observe state requirements and guidelines for social distancing including 6-foot separation distance, thorough sanitizing, wearing of masks and other precautions as are required by Public Health, Commissioners, Executive Orders, Public Health Orders and such other requirements and guidelines as may be instituted in the future. We ask all visitors to be patient as we transition to reopening and to follow the requests of County... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Phase 1
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Winter 2021
1A
Highest-risk health care workers and individuals:
- People who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.
- Long-term care facility staff and residents.
1B
Coloradans age 70+, moderate-risk health care workers, first responders, frontline essential workers, and continuity of state government:
- Health care workers with less direct contact with COVID-19 patients (e.g. home health, hospice, pharmacy, dental, etc.) and EMS.
- Firefighters, police, COVID-19 response personnel, correctional workers, and funeral services.
- People age 70 and older.
After the above population has been vaccinated, our focus will turn to:
- Frontline essential workers in education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, U.S. Postal Service, public transit and specialized transportation staff, grocery, public health, frontline essential human service workers, and direct care providers for Coloradans experiencing homelessness.
- Essential officials from executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government.
- Essential frontline journalists.
Phase 2
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Spring 2021
Higher-risk individuals and other essential workers:
- People age 60-69.
- People age 16-59 with obesity, diabetes, chronic lung disease, significant heart disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer, or are immunocompromised.
- Other essential workers and continuity of local government.
- Adults who received a placebo during a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.
Phase 3
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Summer 2021
The General Public
- Anyone age 16-59